Dark chocolate buttercream icing

Okay, so I’m not a huge chocolate fan – I don’t really like it. Now if chocolate was a big ass bag of sour cream & onion chips, I would eat the whole damn bag in one setting. Nonetheless, I think every one else in the world is a fan of chocolate so when I was making my boyfriend a little cake the other day, I decided to elevate it with a little chocolate buttercream icing.

This recipe is the best, like the best – and I just made it up the other day. Rather I put it together (fingers crossed) and it worked beautifully. So here it is:

You can add it to your cupcakes, brownies or whatever you want right away. If you do want to make it in advance – you can. Put it in the fridge in the meantime and take out about 25 min. before you want to use it and let it soften again. I put mine in a ziplock bag – I can then massage it as it warms up to make sure all ingredients remain combined; and I can also cut the tip and use it as a piping bag. Because as you’ll get to know – I’m not a fan of actual piping bags…I know they’re supposed to make life easier, but they make mine harder. I am always fighting with them. One day I’ll video it and you can all have a laugh at my expense.